Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porth Ceriad today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porth Ceriad at 10AM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 17). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Porth Ceriad. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | NW 5 | WSW 7 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | W 9 | W 8 | W 9 | W 12 | W 12 | W 7 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | SE 3 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:42PM3.29m | 1:08AM2.92m | 1:33PM3.00m | 2:12AM2.64m | 2:56PM2.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:52PM1.41m | 8:06AM1.61m | 9:10PM1.57m | 9:31AM1.70m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 7 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | N 3 | N 3 | N 5 | — | W 11 |
| kJ | 12 | 8 | 22 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 11 | SW 7 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 8 | W 9 | W 12 | W 12 | — | W 17 | N 5 | W 16 | W 12 | — |
| kJ | 14 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | 6 | 2 | 5 | 3 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 7 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 16 | — | W 15 | W 15 |
| kJ | — | — | 12 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | ENE 2 | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 |
| kJ | 55 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 36 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 125 | 125 | 298 | 298 | 298 | 284 | 298 | 223 | 133 | 133 | 181 | 181 | 184 | 132 |
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